My Animation Era

  Chapter 1020 The idea of ​​pilgrimage

   "Calabash Brothers" is a paper-cut animation.

  This theme may not be that new for domestic animation, but it is definitely rare.

certainly!

   This is for people in the industry.

  Ordinary viewers can’t see the difference between paper-cut animation and ordinary animation. Sharp-eyed audiences may be able to see a little clue, but it’s hard to think of paper-cut art.

   "Is this a shadow play?"

  After seeing "Calabash Brothers", the first thing many viewers think of is shadow puppetry.

  However, this speculation was quickly rejected by everyone, because when Wanbao Animation officially introduced "Calabash Brothers", it used the paper-cut animation series.

Paper-cut art!

  The appearance of the noun immediately reminded the audience of window grilles. The gourd baby is actually a paper-cut character? This discovery surprised many viewers.

  After the surprise, there is an exclamation.

  This form of artistic expression is really nostalgic. At first glance, I thought it was a replay of an old animation decades ago!

   I never expected that in this materialistic and fast-paced era, there are still people who can settle down to make a cartoon in the form of paper-cut art.

   It is really rare.

  It's a pity that it was born in the wrong era. If this animation was released 20 or 30 years ago, it might have caused a huge sensation, but now...

   It's not that "Calabash Brothers" is not good enough, it's just that it really feels out of place in the context of today's era.

   This feeling is amazing.

  It is obviously a new cartoon, but it looks like the animation watched on a black and white or big-ass color TV many years ago.

  The most inconsistent part of the whole animation is not the plot, the setting, or the screen performance, but the "moving review" that appears in the opening title actually starts with 2017.

   Changing it to 1997 will not violate the agreement!

  However, this is just a joke and should not be taken seriously. The audience's recognition of "Calabash Brothers", a work with a very different style, is still very good.

  The animation "Calabash Brothers" was first broadcast on Zhonghai Children's Channel.

  Because of the gold-lettered signboard of China Overseas Film Studio hanging on the opening title, coupled with the vigorous promotion of China Overseas Children's Channel, many viewers were curious and wanted to take a look, so the ratings of the first broadcast were not bad.

   It's just not comparable to the original...

  On the one hand, there are reasons for the background of the times, and on the other hand, the Wanbao version of "Calabash Brothers" is no longer the same as the original version.

  While still in production, Gu Miao discovered that Wanbao's version of "Calabash Brothers" had a great conflict with the original version in terms of character design.

  The original version has thick eyebrows and big eyes.

  The Wanbao version seems to be in line with the aesthetic preferences of today's children. The image of the gourd doll is more cute and childlike, which is not the same style.

   This can't be blamed on Liang Xiaodong's random changes.

  He is not Gu Miao, and he has never seen the so-called original version. He just made "Calabash Brothers" according to his own understanding, so there is nothing to blame.

   Also, it's nice to have differences.

  If the Wanbao version is made exactly the same as the original version, and even the details can be restored one-to-one, then Gu Miao will feel that this kid Liang Xiaodong has awakened the "system"?

   Or, this kid is also a time traveler?

  …

  The premiere of "Calabash Brothers" was very good. Although it can't compare with the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" animation that CCTV is currently broadcasting, it is still very popular.

the most important is.

   This is a paper-cut animation, which can be regarded as a new attempt by Puppet Studio to explore new fields.

   Liang Xiaodong is extremely satisfied with this result. After all, exploring new areas will always face great risks. He is already mentally prepared for "Calabash Brothers" to be cold and the ratings to be dismal.

   It turned out that I didn’t expect that children nowadays quite like the animation style of "Calabash Brothers".

  Meiying Factory is also very satisfied.

  Through this cooperation with Wanbao, Meiying Studio has a representative work that can stand out in the new era, and it no longer needs to be ridiculed.

   Seriously speaking, the situation of Meiying Studio in recent years is really embarrassing.

  If it hadn’t been for the cooperation with Wanbao Animation to produce works such as "The Story of Avanti" and "Calabash Brothers", the current audience may have forgotten the existence of Meiying Studio.

   "It's a pity that Meiying Studio..."

  Gu Miao said with a long sigh: "The older generation of artists have passed away one after another, the talent hollowing out is serious, and they lack the ability to adapt to the market and the sense of capturing market trends. I am afraid that they will only exist in memory in the future."

  Thinking back in those days, how glorious was Meiying Studio?

  A place where even Hayao Miyazaki made a special pilgrimage, can it be an ordinary place? In the early days of Meiying Studio, it is no exaggeration to say that Asian animation is the hegemony.

   But that was all in the past.

  No matter how brilliant it was before, it can hardly conceal the loneliness of the new era.

  Take Wanbao as an example, the number of minutes of animation produced in one year is more than the total number of minutes of animation produced by Meiying Studio in the past ten years.

What? Slow work and meticulous work?

  This is not right either!

   Judging from the works launched by Meiying Studio in recent years, they have not met the standard of "slow work and meticulous work", and the quality of their works is far inferior to that of twenty years ago.

   "Loneliness is inevitable."

  Old Zhang shook his head and said: "The older generation of artists have passed away one after another, and the new generation of talents cannot keep up. How can we make excellent animation?"

   "Of course, temporary silence does not mean eternal silence. Perhaps after a period of time, Meiying Studio will usher in an opportunity for revival and produce animation works that will make everyone's eyes shine."

   "That will take some time."

  Gu Miao thought about it, and felt that if she was free, she could go on a pilgrimage to the Meiying Studio to see what the current situation of the Meiying Studio is like.

  As a big banner of domestic animation, it is also the pride of domestic animation people. To be honest, no one wants Meiying Studio to continue to be depressed.

   It won't happen if you push it, but through some cooperation, the Meiying Studio can find a path suitable for future development and regain its vitality. Gu Miao is still very happy.

   Don't say anything else.

   Works like "Fantasy Tan of Huaguo" and "Five Elements in the Fog Mountain" can definitely be produced by Meiying Studio!

  Especially ink style animation.

  The first ink-and-wash cartoon "Little Tadpole Looking for Mom" ​​was a masterpiece of Meiying Studio that caused a sensation all over the world. As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

  No matter how lonely it is, Meiying Studio's experience and talent pool in this area are much stronger than Wanbao's.

   "I have to find Liang Xiaodong for a line."

  Gu Miao thought about it for a while, and felt that it seemed a little presumptuous for her to go to the Meiying Studio to talk about the so-called cooperation.

   There is no rush.

   Let Liang Xiaodong, who has a relatively good relationship with both parties, act as an intermediary to test the tone of the other side. If it is feasible, then everyone will sit down and talk about the details.

   Pilgrimage is definitely a must.

  The works of Meiying Studio have greatly influenced Gu Miao's childhood. It is really unreasonable not to visit such a holy place.

  Hayao Miyazaki can go, can he not?

  (end of this chapter)